Paper container and protector



Feb. 24; 1942.

H. CAREW PAPER CONTAINER AND PROTECTOR Filed Sept, 1'7, 1938 7 Patented Feb. 24, 1942- PAPER CONTAINER AND PROTECTOR Herman Carew, Easton, Pa, assignor to Dixie- Vortex Company, East Delaware on; Pa.,, a corporation of Application September 17, 1938, Serial Nb. 230,489

I, 4Claims. (cl .'2 29- 5.5)-

My invention relates to new and=useful im':

Jprovements ina paper container as well as a pro-' tecting device therefor and while adapted for containing various commodities is particularly adapted for use as a milk bottle,

The primary object of the invention resides in companyi-ng drawing, and while I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of the invention, as they now appear to me, it will be understood that suchchanges may ,be made as the provision of a container formed of paper or the container, closure-cap and=protect0l.

other readily destructible material and while pri'-.

rnarily intended for but a single use-it will be un'derstood that it -will'be of sufficient strength to permit'the storing of the milk or' other com will fall within the scope of the appended claims. In the drawing: Fig. lis a transverse vertical section through Fig.2 is a top plan. Fig. 3 is a side elevation.

a Fig. ,4 is a=fragmental enlarged detailshowing modity until entirely used; or in other words,

will be of sufficient strengthas to 'per-mit storage in a refrigerator orthe like to maintain the contents in a sanitary condition same 'against'souring.

and""preserve the a" section through a portion of the container,

I closure cap, and protector.

s is'well-known the dairies are subjected to protector therefor there willbe no expense due to breakage or the'like and there will be no withthe novel form off-lip or mouth portion of 7 heavy loss due to theuse of' glassbottles or containers, as is now the'c ommonpractice, but with the use of my improved form of container and the container to provide a secure seal and to thus aid in the preservation of the contents, the

closureor cap being of such a iormation that it maybe reapplied'to' the container after" its initial" 1 removal and to maintain 'thecontentsof; the con'-' tainer in a sanitary'condition whilebei'ng stor ed 1 T or preserved in a refrigerator or the'like.

A still further object of the invention" consists in the novel "form of a protector'adapted to be positionedexteriorly of the container, adjacent" the mouth portion" thereof, and at the point which would be normally engaged by the hands of" the milkman or other person. makin'g deliveri'es. This protector may also beof'a formation adaptingit to cooperate withjthe closureor cap for maintaining a good seal and is of tapered for- 'mation'premitting it to be readily applied over the end of the container and forced downwardly Fig; 5 is a side elevationfoi the protector; and

Fig.6 is .a fragmentalside elevation'of a container showing. a modified form of protector in positionthereon.- l

The'body'of the container includes the tapered sidewall I and bottom 2, the bottom 2 being formed at its outer'edge with a depending flange 3'around which the bottom-edgeof the side wall is turned asshown at 4.1 At its upper end or m outhportion the side wall is curled inwardly to formv whatmight be termed an elongated bead 5,- it being understood thatthe upper or mouth portion is of less diameter than the bottom portion. The container willv be formed of paper of the desired thickness and the container as a whole will be of. the desired capacity for l =containing the desired amount or quantity of I "milko'r other commodity.

The closure cap will also be the desired thickness and shaped to provide the formed of paper of central depressed portion B-and outer'fiange I; the wall 8 of the depressed portion cooperating with the flange 1 to provide the channel 9, adapted to receive-the beaded mouth portion of' the container, as shown more particularly in *Fi'gs. 1- and 4 of the'drawing.

A reinforcing disc [0 is received in the central depressed portion 6 andthe top wall ll of the channel 9 will be formed with the reinforcing corrugations l2 as shown. Exteriorly the flange I is formed with the shoulder l3, for a purpose Whichwill be later that portionabovew- 1 into cylindrical form and the whole' protectorbeing formed and adapted for ready removal,

when desired, said removal of the protector pro- 'viding a clean and' sanitary portion of the container at the mouth so that when desired a person may drink directly from the container withlips -invention consists in the novel details of construction and arrangement of parts described in the" out possibility of impurities contacting'withthe" ith the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the descriptionproceeds,my

described, it being understood that the flange I "will beef less thickness'below the shoulder than As shown more'particularly in .Figs. 1 and 4 of the drawing, when the closure cap is in position the beaded mouth portion of the container will be received in the'channel 9 andthe inner wall I4 of the'bead will engage the inner face of the wall 8 and provide a relatively large surface in frictional engagement therewith; Due to the taper of the wall of the containerthe flange l,

of the closure, forming the'outer wall of the the wall of the container will cooperate with the frictional engagement between the wall 8 and portion M of the bead of the container to hold the cover cap in tight frictional engagement on the container. In applying the cover cap to the when desired, and have suflicient frictional engagement to hold it in place,

When a person purchases milk, or other liquids in a container, it is often their desire to drink the same from the container and it can be appreciated that with this in mind it is desirous, and in fact necessary, to keep or maintain the lip portion of the container and the area therearound sanitary and free of any contamination whatsoever. Of course, closure caps have been provided which surround the normal lip portion of the container, but when the container is handled the fingers of the milkman or others often contact with the body portion of the container belowthe closure cap. In order to maintain the body portion of the container, adjacent the lip portion, normally enclosed by the closure cap, clean and sanitary I provide a protector member which is formed 'of paper or similarly readily destructible material which is of tapered formation and can be forced down 'over the upper portion of the container to maintain the portion enclosed thereby in perfectly sanitary condition, this protector being readily detachable, when desired, and when it is the wish 'to drink directly from the container. formation, is shown at I5 in the drawing and its normal shape, that is before being applied to the container, is shown more particularly in Fig. 5 of the drawing. The protector is formed from a strip of material bent into the tapered formation shown and the ends are secured together to provide the seam shown at l6. In use after the closure cap has been applied to the mouth portion of the container the large end of the protector is placed over the up er portion of the container and forced downwardly into the position shown more particularly in Figs. 1', 3 and 4 of the drawing. The protector will frictionally engage the tapered body wall l.of the container while the smaller end of the protector will be expanded, as shown more particularly in Figs. 1 and 4, to provide the vertically extending portion I! which will engage the outer surface of the closure cap, it beingunderstood that the normal smaller diameter of the protector is less than the diameter of the closure cap. I have shown, in the drawing, the protector 'as being forced downwardly to a point where the upper edge thereof will snap beneath the shoulder l3 of the closure cap and this, of course, will help to maintain the protector in position although normally the frictional contact of the protector,

with the wall of the container, and the depending flange of the closure cap, will be sufficient to hold the same in position. When it is desired to remove the protector the fingers may be engaged with the bottom edge thereof, preferably at the point of the seam l6,' and then be torn It will be understood that from the container. the closure cap may be removed from the container either before or after the protector is removed and the surface enclosed by the protector The protector, of taperedthe container without fear of will be maintained in clean condition so that,.as previously described, a person may drink from impurities contacting with the lips. 1

In Fig. 6 of the drawing I have shown a slightly modified form of my protector which is of the same formation as disclosed in Fig. 5 of the drawing with the exception that a finger-engaging portion is provided for tearing or removing the protector from the container. In this form of the invention the protector is shown at [8 with the expanded vertically extending upper portion IS. A finger-engaging portion is provided at 20 and is formed by extending the bottom edge on one side of the seam 2| somewhat beyond the brtom edge on the opposite portion of the seam. When it is desired to remove this form of protector the portion 20 1 engaged and the protector torn away from the container.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination with a container having a yieldable tapered side wall .and a mouth portion formed with an inwardly rolled yieldable lip, a closure cap having a depressed portion and an outer peripheral depending flange formed on its outer surface with v a shoulder, the depending portion andflange forming a channel to receive the mouth portion of the container, the depressed portion adapted to be received in the mouth of the container with the wall of the depressed portion frictionally engaging the lip of the mouth portion while the lower edge portion ofthe flange engages the tapered wall of the container, and a readily flexible tapered protecting member adapted to enclose the depending flange of the closure cap below the shoulder thereof and a portion of the side wall of the container adjacent thereto.

2. In combination with a container having a mouth portion, a closure cap'having a portion encircling the mouth portion of .the container and. formed with a shoulder on its. outer surface,

' and a member for protecting the surface of the container adjacent the mouth portion, said member adapted to be positioned to enclose the outer encircling portion of the closure cap below the shoulder thereof and a portion of the container.

3. In combination with a container having a mputh portion, a closure cap having a portion encircling the mouth portion of the container and formed with a shoulder on its outer surface, and a member for protecting the surface of the container adjacent the mouth portion, said member being of less diameter at its smaller end than the diameter of the closure cap whereby when it is forced into position longitudinally of the container it will be expanded and engaged beneath the shoulder of the closure cap.

4. In combination with a container-having a mouth portion, a closure cap having a portion encircling the mouth portion of the container and formed with a shoulder on its outer surface, and a member for protecting the surface of the container adjacent the mouth portion, said member adapted to be positioned to enclose the outer encircling portion of the closure cap below the shoulder thereof and a portion of the container and formed with vertically extending overlapped edge portions, one edge portion projecting below the other edge portion to provide a tearing tab at the lower edge of the member.

HERMAN CAREW. 

